Causes of Anoxia

List of causes of Anoxia

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Anoxia) that could possibly cause Anoxia includes:

• Heart attack
• Severe asthma
• Smoke inhalation
• Carbon monoxide inhalation
• High altitude exposure
• Strangulation
• Anesthetic accidents
• Poisoning
• Chemical poisoning -- Nitrotoluene - hypoxia
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Pulmonary arterio-venous malformation
• Malignant hyperpyrexia
• Sulphur dioxide
• ASthma
• Whooping Cough - hypoxia
• SARS - hypoxia
• Cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung
• Pulmonary oedema
• Bronchiolitis obliterans
• Acute lung syndrome
• Diphtheria - Hypoxia
• Acute Pancreatitis - hypoxia
• Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect - hypoxia
• Hepatopulmonary syndrome
• Cystic fibrosis
• Carbon monoxide toxicity
• Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, congenital
• Ventricular septal defect
• Common ventricle - hypoxia
• Chemical poisoning -- Sodium Oleate - hypoxia
• Tricuspid valve stenosis
• Fibrosing alveolitis, cryptogenic
• Bronchiolitis
• Pneumonia
• Hepatic failure
• Bronchiectasis
• Hantavirus
• Pulmonary venous return anomaly - hypoxia
• Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - hypoxia
• Cardiac failure, left sided
• Fetal circulation, persistent
• Legionella pneumophila
• Fat embolism
• Bronchogenic carcinoma
• Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
• Fallot's tetralogy
• Early pneumonia
• Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
• Near-drowning
• Pulmonary embolism
• Early interstitial lung disease
• Chronic alveolar hypoventilation (see Hypoventilation)
• Acute lower respiratory conditions - Hypoxia
• Transposition of great arteries
• Ebstein's anomaly
• Leukostasis
• Cardiac shunt (see Heart symptoms)
• Trichosporin infection - hypoxia
• D'Acosta - hypoxia
• Asphyxia neonatorum - hypoxia
• Hyaline membrane disease
• Pulmonary valve stenosis
• Pulmonary hyper tension
• Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
• Atrial septal defect (ostium primum)
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
• Eisenmenger's syndrome
• Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
• Emphysema, pulmonary

Causes of Anoxia (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Anoxia that are listed by the Diseases Database:

• Fat embolism
• Hantavirus
• Acute lung syndrome
• Ventricular septal defect
• Sulphur dioxide
• Bronchiolitis obliterans
• Legionella pneumophila
• Carbon monoxide toxicity
• Emphysema, pulmonary
• Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
• Eisenmenger's syndrome
• Cystic fibrosis
• Bronchiectasis
• Malignant hyperpyrexia
• Fallot's tetralogy
• Fetal circulation, persistent
• Hepatopulmonary syndrome
• Pulmonary valve stenosis
• Hepatic failure
• Smoke inhalation
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Pulmonary oedema
• Pneumonia
• Hyaline membrane disease
• Pulmonary arterio-venous malformation
• Asthma
• Leukostasis
• Bronchiolitis
• Ebstein's anomaly
• Transposition of great arteries
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
• Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, congenital
• Fibrosing alveolitis, cryptogenic
• Tricuspid valve stenosis
• Cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung
• Cardiac failure, left sided
• Near-drowning
• Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
• Atrial septal defect (ostium primum)
• Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
• Bronchogenic carcinoma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia

Anoxia: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Anoxia, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Anoxia:

• Hypoxia
• Lack of oxygen
• Drowning
• Hypoxic zones
• Generalised hypoxia
• Hypoxemic hypoxia
• High altitudes
• Cyanosis
• Coma
• Seizures
• Priapism
• Headaches
• Shortness of breath

Anoxia: Causes and Types

Causes of Broader Categories of Anoxia: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Physical conditions
• Brain conditions
• Systemic conditions
• more types...»

Anoxia as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Anoxia as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Anoxia. Our database lists the following as having Anoxia as a complication of that condition:

• Acute Pancreatitis
• Diphtheria
• SARS
• Whooping Cough

Anoxia as a symptom:

Conditions listing Anoxia as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Anoxia. Our database lists the following as having Anoxia as a symptom of that condition:

• Acute lower respiratory conditions
• Acute mountain sickness
• Apallic syndrome
• Asphyxia neonatorum
• Chemical poisoning -- 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine
• Chemical poisoning -- Nitrotoluene
• Chemical poisoning -- Sodium Oleate
• Common ventricle
• Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
• Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect
• Pulmonary venous return anomaly
• SARS
• Trichosporin infection

Related information on causes of Anoxia:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Anoxia may be found in:

• Risk factors for Anoxia
• Hidden causes of Anoxia

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